Fort Pierce police responded Monday on a report that a man had been injured in a shooting that occurred earlier in the day.

Officers discovered that the injured man, identified as Savon D. Montgomery, 21, of Fort Pierce, also had an active warrant in St. Lucie County.

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When police located Montgomery's car at The Hot Stop, at the southeast corner of Avenue D and North 17th Street, they saw Montgomery exit the vehicle and limp toward the store, the arrest report said.

Police heard a woman scream, "Don't do it. Just get back into the car!"

Montgomery replied, "Meet me at 20th then ..." the report said.

Montgomery then got into another car with another man and drove northbound on North 17th Street.

Police followed the car, and as Montgomery exited, an officer commanded him to stop.

Montgomery ran behind a home, police said. As the officer pursued, Montgomery made his way back into the vehicle and reversed in the direction of the police cruiser with another officer still inside, the report said.

He continued his attempt to reverse, slamming on the gas and repeatedly striking the patrol car, authorities said.

One of the officers deployed a Taser, and Montgomery was taken into custody. The passenger was also detained.

Fire Rescue was called to assess Montgomery's injuries and found that he had suffered a gunshot to his groin before his encounter with police.

He was taken to Lawnwood Medical Center.

According to the report, Montgomery is facing charges of resisting officer with violence and criminal mischief exceeding $1,000 or more.